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New build of Serpent/UXP for XP! Test binary: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20230812-3219d2d-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win64-git-20230812-3219d2d-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/custom IA32 Win32 https://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk52-g4.8.win32-git-20230812-3219d2d-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod-ia32.7z source code that is comparable to my current working tree is available here: https://github.com/roytam1/UXP/commits/ia32 NM28XP build: Win32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20230812-d849524bd-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z Win32 IA32 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20230812-d849524bd-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod-ia32.7z Win32 SSE https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win32-git-20230812-d849524bd-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod-sse.7z Win64 https://o.rthost.win/palemoon/palemoon-28.10.7a1.win64-git-20230812-d849524bd-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z Official UXP changes picked since my last build: - Issue #2282 - - Properly implement Performance Timeline Level 2 w3c spec. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539006 Do not throw from PerformanceObserver.observe when none of the entryTypes are known. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1403027 Implement PerformanceObserver::takeRecords(). https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1436692 "server" is not a valid PerformanceEntry type. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1463065 Fix a null ptr crash in PerformanceObserver::Observe. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1631346 (dd4c0a44b6) - Issue #2026 - Follow-up: Support Big(U)Int64Array in crypto.getRandomValues. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1718932 (6464b061c3) - Issue #2285 - Ensure we don't try to treat non-DOM-Node event targets as such, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1440809 Fix crash on https://beeper.notion.site (42b2de6fe9) - No Issue - Fix building with --enable-js-lto Needed to include jscntxt.h due to de-unified building. (0e1816aa4c) - Issue #2172 - add missing RegExpShared TraceKind declaration (cd1920af58) - Issue #2172 - ensure pointers in RegExpShared are updated after GC compacting (8893997378) - Issue #2172 - add null zone sanity checks (dc5702a0f2) Official Pale-Moon changes picked since my last build: - [Pale-Moon] [SSUAO] Update Chase override (4bbb81d78e) - [Pale-Moon] [SSUAO] Add dictionary.cambridge.org override (ca3e82a227) - [Pale-Moon] [SSUAO] Fix several dictionaries to not include the Goanna slice. (fafbea8f15) Official Basilisk changes picked since my last build: - [Basilisk] [SSUAO] Update chase.com override (85a5c58214) - [Basilisk] [SSUAO] Add dictionary.cambridge.org override (4a98d682de) - [Basilisk] [SSUAO] Dictionaries really do not like the Goanna slice... (b27c5cf236) Update Notice: - You may delete file named icudt*.dat inside program folder when updating from old releases. * Notice: From now on, UXP rev will point to `custom` branch of my UXP repo instead of MCP UXP repo, while "official UXP changes" shows only `tracking` branch changes.

Duh, MSFN can't possibly compete with XDA Developers. And there's a bunch of us for whom even Windows 8.1 is too old. It's still home to some useful programs for Windows 8+, OldNewExplorer thread has over 2,5 million views. Imagine the traffic the site would get throughout the years if it was also home to ClassicShell. There are still good drama/toxicity free parts of the forum (what could be called "good old MSFN"), they have one common denominator, not being visited by Vista/XP users. From what I could gather, Malwarebytes Premium specifically refers to their paid product. I thought there was a difference between anti-malware and anti-virus, but what do I know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus_software

New build of post-deprecated Serpent/moebius for XP! * Notice: This repo will not be built on regular schedule, and changes are experimental as usual. ** Current moebius patch level should be on par with 52.9, but some security patches can not be applied/ported due to source milestone differences between versions. Test binary: Win32 http://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win32-git-20230812-31ab494c3-xpmod.7z Win64 http://o.rthost.win/basilisk/basilisk55-win64-git-20230812-31ab494c3-xpmod.7z repo: https://github.com/roytam1/basilisk55 Repo changes: - import from UXP: Issue #2282 - - Properly implement Performance Timeline Level 2 w3c spec. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1539006 Do not throw from PerformanceObserver.observe when none of the entryTypes are known. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1403027 Implement PerformanceObserver::takeRecords(). https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1436692 "server" is not a valid PerformanceEntry type. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1463065 Fix a null ptr crash in PerformanceObserver::Observe. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1631346 (dd4c0a44) (703f809bf) - import from UXP: Issue #2026 - Follow-up: Support Big(U)Int64Array in crypto.getRandomValues. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1718932 (6464b061) (8c76e56b5) - import from UXP: No Issue - Fix building with --enable-js-lto Needed to include jscntxt.h due to de-unified building. (0e1816aa) (adf6d8613) - sync SSUAO with UXP. (bbf1257b6) - import from UXP: Issue #2172 - add missing RegExpShared TraceKind declaration (cd1920af) (1e41dc124) - import from UXP: Issue #2172 - ensure pointers in RegExpShared are updated after GC compacting (88939973) (62925a72f) - import from UXP: Issue #2172 - add null zone sanity checks (dc5702a0) (31ab494c3)

is this something that would be possible to achieve? I know vista had support for it but did it have full support? if anyone could help with thisnit would be much appreciated (and the hdd is a 500GB Toshiba Drive)

For those trying to follow the XP antivirus/firewall thread(s), may I ask which program you are using? I have given Windows 10 Firewall Control Free XP a trial-run and it seems okay and LIGHTWEIGHT. I have "never" been a fan of antivirus because they have always SLOWED DOWN MY COMPUTER (afterall, we are talking older computers). I would like a "small list" of antivirus programs that the followers of the antivirus/firewall thread IS ACTUALLY USING and I'd like to perform some actual "performance comparisons" (ie, effect on actual computer "speed").

Have you tried that tool? Probably not. You can always use what you want

I "must" have a "number", I do not go by "gut feelings".

I changed my mind! It breaks too many things (including MSFN) this seems better: * { animation-iteration-count: 0 !important; } ...it gets rid of the 'infinite' setting (I'm going for a global rule, not a per site rule). Ben.

A few notes. Strictly speaking, there is no real need of GPT style disk for UEFI booting, though the good MS guys did introduce a few arbitrary limitations like preventing you from installing on a MBR disk (and it is entirely possible that they added a definite limitation to Windows 11) , but UEFI in itself is compatible with MBR style disks, in this cases it will consider as ESP partition the active (FAT32) partition on the disk, example of what can be done: http://reboot.pro/index.php?showtopic=22482 The requirement for processor matching is instead in the UEFI specs, so you can only install/boot a 64 bit system on a 64 bit processor machine (or a 32 bit on an extremely rare 32 bit processor). There is no "alternative" bootloader (AFAIK) to the bootmgr.efi, so it (and a valid BCD) are always needed, there are various bootmanagers/bootloaders/shims that can be booted "before" the bootmgr, but the final steps all go through bootmgr and the (valid) BCD that call the winload.efi that then proceeds to boot the OS. Specifically for Vista, its support for EFI/UEFI is reportedly since Vista Beta 2 Build 5384, but even in 7 EFI/UEFI support is far from ideal, and you need additional tricks to boot on newer UEFI systems, like using UEFISeven: https://vinaypundith.github.io/windows_7_efi_guide/ https://msfn.org/board/topic/183033-list-guide-list-of-hardware-that-supports-windows-vista-uefi-boot-and-how-to-boot-vista-with-uefi/ In other words, YMMGV. jaclaz

I think the main culprit is this: https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/vVqCiuMuYjtIEG4538PA7zjsBOXQi37pmfABOgXoEQY.css ...with its CSS Animations. This interests me as I really hate webpages that gratuitously consume CPU after they've rendered. Fair enough if its essential to the function of what's being displayed but not just to add some pointless effects. I came across this as a panacea to killing all CSS Animations: * { /*CSS transitions*/ -o-transition-property: none !important; -moz-transition-property: none !important; -ms-transition-property: none !important; -webkit-transition-property: none !important; transition-property: none !important; /*CSS transforms*/ -o-transform: none !important; -moz-transform: none !important; -ms-transform: none !important; -webkit-transform: none !important; transform: none !important; /*CSS animations*/ -webkit-animation: none !important; -moz-animation: none !important; -o-animation: none !important; -ms-animation: none !important; animation: none !important; } Which I reduced to this: * { transition-property: none !important; transform: none !important; animation: none !important; } It certainly improves that Reddit page. Ben.

Perhaps it needs a dedicated topic here? I'm pretty positive most don't even have github accounts to ask questions.

New build of BOC/UXP for XP! Test binary: MailNews Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/mailnews.win32-20230812-d0fd16ed-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z BNavigator Win32 https://o.rthost.win/boc-uxp/bnavigator.win32-20230812-d0fd16ed-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/boc-uxp/tree/custom Repo changes since last build: - [SSUAO] sync with my UXP's Basilisk SSUAO (d0fd16ed) * Notice: the profile prefix (i.e. parent folder names) are also changed since 2020-08-15 build, you may rename their names before using new binaries when updating from builds before 2020-08-15. -- New build of HBL-UXP for XP! Test binary: IceDove-UXP(mail) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/icedove.win32-20230812-id-656ea98-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z IceApe-UXP(suite) https://o.rthost.win/hbl-uxp/iceape.win32-20230812-id-656ea98-ia-93af9a0-uxp-08a62b0b06-xpmod.7z source repo (excluding UXP): https://github.com/roytam1/icedove-uxp/tree/winbuild https://github.com/roytam1/iceape-uxp/tree/winbuild suite repo changes since last build: - [SSUAO] sync with my UXP's Basilisk SSUAO (c07c6f7) for UXP changes please see above.

So I went further and patched all files supplied in the win7 Plat. update, including d2d1, no errors shown in the game, but still no texts. The game hooks them up just fine and they are loaded fine. Ideas?

it's a newly released browser and nobody requested this so far https://github.com/win32ss/supermium/issues

It is not only “kids these days” who are using smart phones. My mother (may she rest in peace) actually had an iPhone (a gift from my sister) before I did, since I was so attached to my old Vista PC in those days. And not only in the United States: My recent reading about app bans in India leaves little doubt that practically everyone in that country uses a smart phone. MSFN works fine from my iPhone! One thing I cannot seem to do that was quite possible using a PC is insert a quotation from an external source, although quoting other posts in the same thread is no problem. I doubt that the OP will find page 2 very helpful, but I already answered as best I could on page 1.

Folks, this post was asking how to solve a specific problem with Kafan MiniBrowser - not to start an argument over which XP service pack is fastest. I have the same question. Anyone have an answer?

Everyone uses many different hardware and OS on this forum. If a person knows how to do this, they may not visit the site immediately or be here all the time. It is possible that no one here can answer the question. Bumping the topic doesn't do you any favors.

I knew we had something in common, and this time I agree with you! Not only they are rude, they can lead to terrible consequences, even mental breakdowns, esp. when someone has troubles with anger management.

Just in case some foreigners don't know. What does dry mean in British slang? Uninteresting. Dry is used in general speech to mean that a person or situation is uninspiring or uninteresting.

A cool dream! Sell the plot to film makers, maybe ? So mine is yet another warning then, not PTSD?

Lately, I started to have these weird dreams where I'm around the dead ones, they don't look dead, but I know they are. I talk to them , we do some stuff, like walking, exchanging items (yes, I know it's a very bad omen, actually). They are constantly trying to show me something, trying to explain (?), I have no idea what's this all about. I usually can't watch the dreams 'till the end. Something always wakes me up! Today it was a very loud, annoying dog (which are extremely rare here!... weird, again). I had a similar dream in the 1990's, later I was almost killed in a shootout. Someone had anything similar ? Are these mental issues or not? P.S. I already checked, I'm not cursed, no spells on me.

Yes, exactly! I didn't mean to offend anyone here, and by pointing out that you all talk too much, I meant no harm, I totally understand for all of you it's very important to talk. So like I wrote, better for me stay away.

I have an explanation! You all talk too much, I'm too lazy to read/reply, everyone else has died off, very simple. Most posts are lots of milk, too casual, too obvious/generic, nothing that would engage me to support such conversations. The "joke" about me having fakes is getting too old, with a long grey beard. Besides, I have a life, I need to go to the gym, get encounters with my 26 y.o. aging girlfriend. Searching for a new one I might really like is hard and time consuming, due to the fact of me being too picky. So sorry I don't reply often, I'm just busy! Also, I try to reply to the ones with decent English only. Not "dry" English they teach in the third world countries' schools or modern day America. Principal. Only used in the states, purely American. Don't you remember Blade Principal from the German Spellforce? (2003).

Poor woman! Please pass my greetings to your war veteran sister. With people like her we shall win! I don't have PTSD or any forms of it, perhaps due to the fact I'm always prepared to what one could expect from such countries and their populace, seen lots of similar examples during my military days. They also love to put "surpises" inside of toys and other civilian items, just like their elder brother russkie... and then caboom!

What a load of crap ! I use Vista only because of the quality/convenience. I hate everything ribbon/non-aero. Why should I pay for something I don't like/need ? I took extended tests upon entering the academy, I shouldn't be serving in the military, if I had issues. So you're wrong, sorry to disappoint, And I stay away from this topic, since me (mentally healthy) posting here would be 100% off-topic. In any case, please accept my congratulations ! P.S. I have friends from another countries, who are unstable, I understand you.

On one hand: "Why do people put a space before a question ..." https://www.reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk/comments/fwejui/why_do_people_put_a_space_before_a_question_mark/ 7 Apr 2020 — "It's for emphasis, tone or to symbolize your speech as relaxed or casual. Sometimes punctuation directly after a word can seem really harsh." On the other: It is also required by the rules in several major European languages, French or Portuguese, for example. I remember my short-lived pen-pal from Belgium always did it. Belgium has three major languages: Dutch, French and Frisian. In France we are demanded to put a space by the rules ! So, as we all can see, as a deputy helper, you deserve the bread you eat ! The fella you talk to, might not be English, or maybe he just reads Reddit too often, I dunno. In English, there is no space between the last word of a sentence and its question mark, that's what I remember from school. @Vistapocalypsesorry for the off-top, I didn't start it.

* Totally not advisable for those with any kind of mental issues.

In theory good, but not for all places, I guess. Here we have workers (and even shop owners) from various countries with the skin colour you supposed to not notice, and they would simply REPLACE them and charge you for the work and for the price *at least thrice more* than they cost in any actual shop, when bought separately. For anyone who runs with their red flag ahead of the train , wanting to undeservedly accuse me of "racism", I wrote "not notice", ignore, that's what we actually do, and get astronomical prices in return. Then they make enormous amounts of money and get to the rich , "elite" in my country, while making zero good deeds for the city or the country. The locals were completely squeezed out of car (and not only car) businesses by the newcomers' gangs. This whole situation + "cozid" demands + enormous amounts of tourists (from which we, ordinary citizens see zero benefits) drove the prices sky high. Up to 2000s something it was a good place to live.

If you want me to reply, I need to know what exactly you define as rich. You, personally you. Maybe a couple of examples. The amount of tax-deducted income per month you find to be "rich". Thanks.

Thank you! TBH, I always do what I consider to be sensible and right.

Just for clarification! To get information about our TLS proxies does not necessarily mean to read the whole article "ProxHTTPSProxy and HTTPSProxy in Windows XP for future use". This article is well-structured, comprehensive and up-to-date. It contains all about our TLS proxies and certificates, especially targeting Windows XP. You won't find anything comparable. A lot of my sections can be read separately. And as I already mentioned, browsers have a site search function. And anyone can actually use it these days. Right?

There is no need to do that. I don't want to have a small FAQ. People seeking information should be prepared to read, otherwise they will unfortunately have to be content with trivial knowledge. I am not a friend of the unwillingness to inform oneself comprehensively. In today's youth, it is common practice to get information quickly. But then they don't know anything.

If you want to avoid that, make something short and easy to understand, not Wikipedia (even if it's complete and we have all details, not everyone is able to read all of that and understand, or even choose the right section to get the information they're looking for). Or make a section "Frequently Asked Questions", with the common questions about this. If you want to reply, send me a private message, this is kinda polluting the thread (which does not make the search easy for people who are trying to find a specific post). My post is a complete article containing everything about these proxies. At the beginning, there is a table of contents. And you have a site search in nearly all browsers. If that's not enough, there's unfortunately nothing I can do to help. Those seeking information should be prepared to read, otherwise they will unfortunately have to be content with trivial knowledge. In such a case, however, one should not spread information about such things. You are referring to the TLS 1.2 proxies from @heinoganda and @Thomas S.. These proxies are no longer up-to-date, either. Oh my dear! I gave you the link and the sections. What more do you need to find information? Once again: Here is the link to my article: Have a look at the sections 8. The TLS 1.3 proxy ProxyMII and 9. The TLS 1.3 proxy ProxHTTPSProxy's PopMenu TLS 1.3! Hope you will find it finally!

Where did you see that? Did you do a research first? Unfortunately, you are wrong and not up-to-date. The most recent ProxHTTPSProxy TLS 1.3 1.5.220717 does not require a CPU with SSE2 instruction set anymore, SSE only is sufficient. I thought you read my article "ProxHTTPSProxy and HTTPSProxy in Windows XP for future use". Have a look at the section 8 and 9: ProxHTTPSProxyM v1.3a is unsecure and only needed in very special situation but definitely not under Windows XP. And BTW, there are big differences between both proxies that is all described in detail in my article. In any case, providing such information is rather misleading and should be avoided.

@WULover! For using the "Restoring WU/MU by using the patch + proxy" method I described in detail long time ago here it is not necessary or recommended to use the old, deprecated ProxHTTPSProxyM v1.3a. The most recent ProxHTTPSProxy TLS 1.3 1.5.220717 works perfectly with MU/WU and is more secure. Cheers, AstroSkipper

Update notification! FYI, UniExtract2 2.0.0 RC 4 Nightly has been updated and is now from 27.03.2023. Its download link has not changed.

More details about this method here: Cheers, AstroSkipper

I'm glad you like this tool! For Windows 8, there is of course a larger selection of compatible AV programs. Unfortunately, the situation is totally different for Windows XP (and Vista).

Restoring AU/MU/WU using a proxy server There is a new method to restore AU/MU/WU in Windows XP (and also for other Windows versions, which are not topic here, though). This method was created by @ItCoder. Here is the link to its post: He provides a specific installer for each Windows version. Here is the link: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsVjtW11rJfA3FQANrgg_QXRMgfx?e=lCF2lV The installer for Windows XP is XP.exe. I didn't test this method. No need here for a further method to restore AU/MU/WU. I already have two working methods to check for updates. My system is fully updated, and new updates won't come anymore as we already know. Unfortunately, the whole method is not really well documented. Therefore, I can't say much about it. It seems you have to execute the installer, follow the prompt, and then it should work. It is perhaps interesting that this method is also said to restore AU. If you tested this method, it would be very interesting to participate from your experiences. Feel free to comment! Cheers, AstroSkipper Edit: More details about this method here:

Wow ! And they say people don't change ! Bravo and Upvote !

I would also suggest to disable HIDDEN extensions inside resources.dll List of Spying/Tracking/Unwanted/Unneeded things/extensions I prefer to disable : 1 - mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai PDF Viewer 2 - fjajfjhkeibgmiggdfehjplbhmfkialk CryptoTokenExtension 3 - gfdkimpbcpahaombhbimeihdjnejgicl Feedback to gurgle (!) 4 - Chrome Web Store Cloud Print (who needs that ?!) 5 - Github Polymer "feedback" (!) https://github.com/Polymer/polymer/issues/ 6 - Google Network Speech (the code varies) (this may be of some use to @ArcticFoxie only due to gurgle voice , but I'm pretty sure it will still work without it) 7 - ahjtciijnoiaklcomgnblndopackapon Identity API Scope Approval UI (some apps use it to link the user to the gurgle acc.) 8 - Replace ALL occurrences (just break the links, it's enough) , like zzps instead of http: https://crbug.com http://crbug.com https://developer

I do have these blocked , chrome often sends requests there . RESERVED for adding more. It's those IPs from that article. 172.217.0.0 - 172.217.30.255 May interfere with the store , I block it anyway. 216.58.192.0 - 216.58.222.255 Didn't notice any "good" blocked sites. Safe to block . 216.137.32.0 - 216.156.255.255. Safe to block . Do not forget : Google continues to send data from EU websites to the US - despite two Court of Justice rulings. Austrian Data Protection Authority could fine Google up to €6 billion. ""Google has to hand over all data under US law. It's grotesque that they argue to have fences and signs - US survillance laws are also applicable behind fences. Standard encryption doesn't help either, as Google is required to hand over encryption keys too. In 2019 alone, they gave the US government data on foreigners more than 201,000 times." – Max Schrems, Honorary Chairman of noyb.eu" https://noyb.eu/en/austrian-dpa-has-option-fine-google-eu6-billion

@ArcticFoxie , @XPerceniolSpeaking of Gurgle IPs, I tend to think 2206 is more "gurgle friendly" , it talks to gurgle more often compared to 1106. I guess it's quite safe to use it for now . But do block those IPs , trind to find them . I still have this list somewhere , can't find right now. Also , I would recommend blocking ALL inbound traffic for 360chrome.exe on all ports with yout firewall. And block outbound for UDP port 5353 and IP 224.0.0.251 – multicast IPv4 address , mDNS multicasts a UDP packet to it. (at least with 1106)

Yeah , right , though I do not think any users from the States / Europe would wanna revert back the chinese settings/engines. We are not modding this for anyone , except us (an extremely limited group of members from the West) in the end.

@XPerceniol , thank you for the kind words ! There was an article (I think called "how to force internet suck less" or smth like that) , it had a ton of gurgle/yackoo IPs which are safe to block {they are useless for us} and will not interfere with casual browsing , but it got deleted ! These were the IPs for tracking , the same IPs that every chrome connects to at the start , including 360chrome , the same IPs that chromium browsers use for key logging.

No , I've never said that "I do not like" , I said it is too bright and colourful for my big monitor. I just prefer dimm lights and colours , esp. if I sit at the monitor for quite some time (prolonged periods). Also , I said you're a good modder. (a compliment , actually ! ) , English is you first language , right ? lol